Udupi: A seven-year-old drowned while playing in a pond in Keramata, Udupi on Saturday May 21.
Raghava, Girish Upadhyaya’s son, has been identified as the deceased.
He reportedly went to play near Keramata pond on Saturday evening but did not return. His parents went searching for him but were unable to find him.
Raghava’s clothes and shoes were discovered near the pond on Sunday May 22. Divers were called, and the boy’s mortal remains were recovered from the pond at around 10.30 a.m.
A case has been registered in Malpe Police Station.